PM accounts for Covid-19 donations
Apart from cash donations, government also received non-cash donations valued at about N$151 million, comprising of medical equipment, food items and protective equipment.
JEMIMA BEUKES
WINDHOEK
The Namibian government has received N$39.9 million in cash donations and has already spent N$16.9 million of that, of which the bulk, N$14.2 million, went to food assistance.
This was said by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila when she motivated her budget for the 2020/21 financial year.
She added that they have spent N$73 600 on transporting people to quarantine facilities and an additional N$1.3 million on medical equipment for the health ministry.
“Apart from cash donations, government also received non-cash donations of about N$151 million, comprising of medical equipment, food items and protective equipment,” she said.
Emergency fund
According to her, the Namibia Emergency and Drought Fund (NEDF) stood at N$174 million by April 2019.
Funding that went into it include two treasury transfers of N$105 million and 67 million respectively.
The fund also received donations of N$116 million and a contingency provision payment of N$100 million as well as N$150 million from the African Development Bank.
According to Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, of this money, the government has spent N$124.8 million to provide monthly food parcels to 172 000 families affected by the devasting drought in the last year.
Logistics
She added that N$37 million was spent on logistics, including relief items, running costs of trucks, officials and volunteers. “Water provision to all regions, which included drilling and installation of boreholes, was allocated N$249 million. These amounts were transferred to regional councils for speedy implementation,” she said.
She added that N$71 million was spent on livestock support such as fodder which was procured from government green schemes.
This also included fodder production support at green schemes through conventional planting at various green schemes and a hydroponic pilot project at Etunda irrigation scheme.
A total of N$9.9 million was spend on seed development.
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WINDHOEK
The Namibian government has received N$39.9 million in cash donations and has already spent N$16.9 million of that, of which the bulk, N$14.2 million, went to food assistance.
This was said by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila when she motivated her budget for the 2020/21 financial year.
She added that they have spent N$73 600 on transporting people to quarantine facilities and an additional N$1.3 million on medical equipment for the health ministry.
“Apart from cash donations, government also received non-cash donations of about N$151 million, comprising of medical equipment, food items and protective equipment,” she said.
Emergency fund
According to her, the Namibia Emergency and Drought Fund (NEDF) stood at N$174 million by April 2019.
Funding that went into it include two treasury transfers of N$105 million and 67 million respectively.
The fund also received donations of N$116 million and a contingency provision payment of N$100 million as well as N$150 million from the African Development Bank.
According to Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, of this money, the government has spent N$124.8 million to provide monthly food parcels to 172 000 families affected by the devasting drought in the last year.
Logistics
She added that N$37 million was spent on logistics, including relief items, running costs of trucks, officials and volunteers. “Water provision to all regions, which included drilling and installation of boreholes, was allocated N$249 million. These amounts were transferred to regional councils for speedy implementation,” she said.
She added that N$71 million was spent on livestock support such as fodder which was procured from government green schemes.
This also included fodder production support at green schemes through conventional planting at various green schemes and a hydroponic pilot project at Etunda irrigation scheme.
A total of N$9.9 million was spend on seed development.
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